Face coverings to still be required in schools, where majority are not vaccinated; Health Ministry will revisit policy in coming weeks as drive for 12-15-year-olds advances

Government launches campaign for minors as planned, though immunity from illness more widespread among them than previously believed

Thousands aged 12-16 said to have booked appointments even as pandemic fades in country; Health Ministry campaign will start with those most at risk

Dutch NGO KidsRights ranks Iceland, Switzerland and Finland as best for children's rights and Chad, Afghanistan and Sierra Leone as the worst, out of a total of 182 countries

New policy allows citizens to enter US on expired passports, but doesn't enable return trip back to Israel

Medical centers say government is failing to give them the funding needed to recover from the COVID crisis: 'A tribute ceremony won’t fund expenses'

Eric Lander becomes first cabinet-level official to hold post using 1492 Pirkei Avot -- a Mishnaic compendium of Jewish precepts -- published in Naples by Jews fleeing Inquisition

Early in the pandemic, Eli Seliger, a father of 7, got hospital care when a relative learned of his situation; round-the-clock support helped him recover after a 2-month coma

Widely assumed to be source of coronavirus, bats probably spared us from other diseases, scientists say; the mammals stay ‘home’ when sick, protecting fellow bats, other species

Health Ministry says campaign will start with those most at risk of serious illness from COVID-19, as well as those living with family members facing same danger